Our lives are continuously shaped by circles of beginnings, endings and then new beginnings. It may feel to many today that we are at a sad ending and to others that we are at a bright new beginning. I would suggest that neither is true… We Cannot See Clearly Now Read more…
Here we are in August of 2021, faced with the continuing uncertainty of the pandemic. If it seems like it should be over by now, remember that nature and the universe do not keep humanity’s time table. As tempers rise and finger pointing and blaming accelerate I have a little Read more…
Over the weekend I played with an idea of a Buddha statue wearing a mask. The idea in my mind was, “Wear a mask, dammit!” I began by making photographs of my tiny Buddha statue. Then I made photos of me in several of my cloth masks. And finally I Read more…
I listened to an intriguing video yesterday with Tara Brach (author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion) interviewing Dr. Daniel Siegel (author of numerous books on mindfulness, parenting, and awareness). The title of the video was “The Neuroscience of Compassion.” The thing that intrigued me the most about listening to Read more…
I’m reading a book about Altruism (Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World by Matthiew Ricard). Reading this book has encouraged me to include more loving-kindness work in my meditation practice (both for myself and for the world — I know it helps me personally when Read more…